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I do love SCI (sodium cocoyl isethionate). It’s creamy, it’s foamy, and it makes my skin and hair feel lovely when I’ve used it in a syndet bar or shampoo. It’s a great addition to any surfactant mix…but it’s hard to melt and it wants to be solid again. When we add it to to…